Install Raspbian from OS X
2012.09.19
Download image from raspberrypi.org
Plug in SD card
Identify SD card
df -h
Note: /dev/disk1s1 is the disk on my MacBook Pro. You need to review and change the disk info as necessary.
Unmount
sudo diskutil unmount /dev/disk1s1
Apply image to SD card
sudo dd bs=1m if=2012-09-18-wheezy-raspbian.img of=/dev/rdisk1